LDS Holidays

As Latter-day Saints we love to celebrate the holidays because they mean spending special time with our families. Many of the holidays we celebrate are to remind us of important things such as the birth of Christ at Christmas, his Resurrection at Easter, New Year's to make goals, and Pioneer Day when the Saints traveled west into the Salt Lake Valley. Following (in order by month) are a list of articles and other resources for these great holidays.

What holiday traditions do you have? Share your thoughts in the comments of this blog post.

New Year's Day

• Goals: Making and Achieving Them
• Habit Making Charts and Bookmarks
• Goal Tracking Tools and Ideas
• Poll: What are your New Year's Resolutions?

  Valentine's Day

• Charity Quotes: The Pure Love of Christ
• Poll: Do you like Valentine's Day? (poll results!)
• LDS Dating Ideas
• 12 Ways to Have a Happy, Healthy Marriage
• How to Date Your Wife by Stan Cronin: LDS Book Review
• Valentine's Day Activities

  Easter

• What is Easter?
• Definition of Resurrection
• Resurrection - Part of the Plan of Salvation
• LDS Basics of Resurrection
• Easter Activities

  Mother's Day

• Motherhood, A Divine Inheritance
• Poll: Should Husbands Give their Wives a Mother’s Day Gift/Card?
• 12 Ways to Have a Happy, Healthy Marriage
• Mother's Day Book Review: The Model Mormon Mother's Notebook
• Mother's Day Activities

  Father's Day

• Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthood: Most Father's in the LDS Church hold the Priesthood and use it to bless their families and those around them. Learn more about the priesthood!
• 12 Ways to Have a Happy, Healthy Marriage
• Father's Day Resources

  Pioneer Day

  This category has all kinds of resources about the Mormon Pioneers, who we remember on Pioneer Day every July 24th, including a broadcast from the LDS Church commemoration celebrating Pioneer Day.

  Halloween

• Is it Okay to Celebrate Halloween?
• Trunk-or-Treat Halloween Activity

  Thanksgiving

• 11 Ways to Show Thanksgiving to God
• Top Five Things I'm Thankful For
• Gratitude Quotes
• Thanksgiving Scriptures
• Thanksgiving Quiz
• Thanksgiving Word Search

  Christmas

  There are so many Christmas resources it has its own category full of Christmas stuff!
  
  These are just some of the many LDS Holidays we enjoy celebrating because Latter-day Saints are found world wide and we celebrate those holidays that are important to us wherever we may be!
  
  Poll: Who do you spend the Holidays with?